Molecular cloning and characterization of homologs of Achaete-Scute and hairy-enhancer of split in the olfactory organ of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 294-307

  Chien, Hsin ^a   Tadesse, Tizeta ^a   Liu, Huijie ^a   Schmidt, Manfred ^a   Walthall, W William ^a   Tai, Phang C ^a   Derby, Charles D ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Crustacea; MASH; Neurogenesis; Neurogenic; Olfaction; Proneural

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MASH1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; LOBSTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMELLING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; PALINURIDAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS;

EID: 74149087450     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9195-6     Document Type: Article

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